AN AIRMAN’S RUSE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XL, Issue 11438, 1 December 1915, Page 7

AN AIRMAN’S RUSE.

GOT THE BETTER OF THE TURKS. Lieut. R. D. Kettle, In writing to his parents from Gallipoli, relates in a very telling way how an English airman got the better of the Turks, who have been dropping bombs at general headquarters at Imbros. He says; “When the Turks got knowledge of their whereabouts they sent an aeroplane over one night to drop bombs on them. One of the English airmen, hearing the machine coming, flew away to the mainland, where the Turks’ aerodome was stationed. The Turks heard the machine coming, and thinning it wasTtheir own returning, lit all the lights to guide him hack, whereupon our airman descended to about 200 ft and dropped an 1001 b bomb onjthom. He then flew away, and in half an hour returned, and the Turks again thinkng it must he their own machine, lit up all lights, with tho same result. Of course they were furious, and when tho Turkish airman (lid come back they were determined not to be had again and loosed off every anti aircraft gnu and rifle they had in Clianak,” Whether the airman got hit or not is not known, but as the writer says, he must have been rather surprised and even a litle bit annoyed at bis reception after a long flight on a cold night.